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Stephen D Sisson1, Darius A Rastegar, Mark T Hughes
1Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. ssisson@jhmi.edu
Incorporating learner feedback into online medical education curricula significantly improved learner satisfaction and knowledge gains. This study highlights the importance of using feedback for continuous improvement in digital learning environments.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Online Learning
- Curriculum Development
Background:
- Online medical education offers innovative teaching and evaluation tools.
- The impact of learner feedback on improving online curriculum outcomes remains largely unexamined.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the effect of learner feedback-driven revisions on educational outcomes in an online medical curriculum.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative analysis of learner feedback from an online curriculum to identify key themes.
- Tracking curriculum revisions made in response to feedback.
- Comparing learner satisfaction and knowledge gains before and after feedback implementation.
Main Results:
- Analysis of feedback from 37,755 learners across 122 internal medicine residency programs.
- Learner feedback primarily focused on educational content quality.
- Incorporating feedback led to increased learner satisfaction (3.8 to 4.1) and knowledge gains (17.0% to 20.2%).
Conclusions:
- Learners prioritize feedback on factual content over aspects like interactivity or design.
- Utilizing learner feedback for curricular revisions is associated with enhanced educational outcomes.
- Online curricula should integrate mechanisms for collecting and acting upon learner feedback.
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